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What about green tips?
Fluorescent Lamps
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“Green tips” refers to the characteristic green-colored aluminum ends that are on certain brands of fluorescent lamps that are advertised as “low mercury”. Certain green tip and other “low-mercury” lamps have mercury levels as low as 3-6mg. The entire industry has dramatically reduced the amount of mercury in lamps over the past decade, such that most lamps are at or below 10mg of mercury.
Are They Hazardous?
Some vendors have marketed the “low-mercury” factor, indicating that they have such little mercury that they are below the threshold to be considered a hazardous waste. It may be true that they would not test out as hazardous, however, they do contain some mercury. Therefore, the best thing to do is to recycle them as well!